Danish Cherry Bon Bon Cookies (With Frosting Recipe) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cookie Dough
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour (sifted)
1/8 teaspoon salt
36 maraschino cherries (well drained, reserve juice)
Frosting
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon evaporated milk
1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Mix butter and sugar together to a creamy consistency, then add vanilla.
Add flour and salt gradually, mix with a fork.
Make a small ball with dough and fold a Maraschino cherry in the middle, completely covering cherry in dough.
Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350\u00b0 for 12-15 minutes.
Cool cookies.
Make frosting, thoroughly mix together frosting ingredients.
Dip top of cookies into frosting and allow to dry.